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Monday, August 27, 2012

A Little Chalk Paint Test

Today is the first day of school in our area. And if you follow along, you know that my daughter Megan is a high school English teacher. She's back in the classroom and that means I've lost my painting buddy. And that's just no fun at all! ... But we had a really productive summer and a whole lot of fun too. So in honor of back-to-school week, I thought I'd share a few of Megan's projects that I never got around to posting along the way. First up, a little chalk paint test that happened purely by accident! ... Several months ago, I dug this little chair out of the back of my garage. I really can't even remember where it originally came from.

I painted it with the last bit of chalk paint I had on hand. The color is Louis Blue and I played around with a just a bit of dark wax. It was all set to go to a tag sale when Megan spotted it and thought it would look cute in her dining room. But she really needed two chairs, one for each side of her hutch.

So for several months we were keeping an eye out for another chair. No need to actually match, just something cute. And we finally found one at a barn sale over the summer. Turns out that it matched even more than we expected.

By this time, I was out of the original chalk paint. So I took the color chart to Home Depot and had it color matched to a quart of the Behr paint and primer in one. I am a big fan of this paint!

And here's the homemade chalk paint version. It looks and feels exactly the same!We didn't really set out to do a side-by-side comparison, but it turned out to be fun and reaffirmed for us that making your own chalk paint is a great option to have.

Megan loves the little blue chairs on either side of her hutch.

They are a fun pop of color and provide extra seating for guests.

Isn't this a cute dining room? It's so bright and happy!

Megan's style is encouaging me to go lighter and brighter in my home. ... And there are a few more summer projects in this room that I'll share later this week.

ahhhh a completely darling chair...I just brought a similar vintage (a little bit more aqua colored) home to our cottage and I'm in love...now I'll have to hunt for a partner for it & try your paint! off to buy some pop!! xo

Love those chairs! And Sharon, you and I must be soul mates! My daughter, Megan taught HS English last year and is returning to middle school this year since it's got a better schedule for her and the baby. How many chalk painting junk divas are there with English teaching daughters named Megan??

Love the chair ....perfect match. I scored today ,. went to Home Depot to get a sample of there duck egg blue and old old white and they were out of the sample because they hadn't come in so she gave me the old white in the quart for the sample price. THey must of had one sample left for my duck egg blue. I did the happy dance !!!!!!

I love these. This is a great tutorial. I have a link party on Wednesdays, and I would love it if you would link this post. It is called Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party.http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/08/free-bee-sweet-hat-pattern-crocheted.htmlI hope to see you there. Have a great Day.Debi BolocofskyAdorned From Abovewww.adornedfromabove.com

BRILLIANT~ You are so smart! I can not tell a color difference at all. I am heading over to see if I can make the chalk paint myself!Thanks for bringing the blue brilliance to TUTORIAL TIPS AND TIDBITS!

The chairs match perfectly in color and shape - fantastic find! Love doing projects with my daughters! My daughter just started teaching last month her first year as an 8th grade English teacher.I hope you're daughter has a wonderful year! I appreciate you sharing with Home and Garden Thursday,Kathy

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